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Brewers Caramel

Kevin58

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This is a long shot but has anyone entered brewers caramel into their ingredient profiles?

Brewers caramel is a coloring agent only. It is not a sugar. Not a fermentable. It is what British brewers used in the 1800's to adjust the color of their beer without changing any of the flavor or gravity profiles.

I've added it as a miscellaneous ingredient but the SRM in my recipe design does not change when I enter it into my recipe.

I've added it as a grain/non fermentable and given it an SRM but again, it does not change the SRM of my recipe design.

I suppose I can just experiment and see what I get but if someone already has a profile that would be great!

https://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/brupaks-brewers-caramel.html
 
Kevin58 said:
This is a long shot but has anyone entered brewers caramel into their ingredient profiles?

Brewers caramel is a coloring agent only. It is not a sugar. Not a fermentable. It is what British brewers used in the 1800's to adjust the color of their beer without changing any of the flavor or gravity profiles.

I've added it as a miscellaneous ingredient but the SRM in my recipe design does not change when I enter it into my recipe.

I've added it as a grain/non fermentable and given it an SRM but again, it does not change the SRM of my recipe design.

I suppose I can just experiment and see what I get but if someone already has a profile that would be great!

https://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/brupaks-brewers-caramel.html

It wasn't widely used untill 1870's I'm somewhat of a guru in 1800's English brewing.
 
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